[01:48] <foonux> Hello all
[01:49] <foonux> Anyone here happen to be familar with the initrd for the hd-media archive for gutsy?
[01:50] <foonux> I want to modify it in order to recognize Ubuntu Studio 7.10 .iso so I can boot the iso from a usb stick
[01:51] <foonux> Apparently the installer provided in hd-media uses a 2.6.20 kernel whereas the UbuntuStudio iso uses a 2.6.22 kernel thus I get kernel-module error because the modules don't match.
[12:35] <twb> What does oem-config-prepare actually *DO*?
[12:36] <twb> I'm trying to work out how to call it in the preseed.conf's post-install, but it seems to desperately yearn for X.
[18:28] <cjwatson> twb: gutsy? call oem-config-prepare --quiet
[18:28] <cjwatson> it's just trying to display a message. should probably check $DISPLAY
[18:28] <twb> No message actually appears
[18:30] <cjwatson> twb: use --quiet
[18:30] <CIA-20> oem-config: cjwatson * r381 oem-config/ (debian/changelog oem-config-prepare): * Check $DISPLAY before trying to run zenity or kdialog.
[18:30] <michael_e_brown> evand, cjwatson... I'm done with our installation development and have handed everything over to our real 'factory' guys. Thanks for all your help with automatic-ubiqutity.
[18:31] <michael_e_brown> I have a couple notes:
[18:31] <michael_e_brown> first: d-i pkgsel/include
[18:31] <michael_e_brown> does not work in preseed with automatic-ubiquity.
[18:31] <cjwatson> pkgsel/include won't work in ubiquity, no
[18:31] <cjwatson> add stuff to your livefs instead
[18:31] <cjwatson> or call apt-install in a late_command
[18:32] <michael_e_brown> yeah, neither of those work for us...
[18:32] <michael_e_brown> actually, maybe apt would.
[18:32] <michael_e_brown> not sure, havent tried.
[18:32] <michael_e_brown> but the 'goal' of my installation work this round was to use *unmodified* livecd/dvd images
[18:33] <michael_e_brown> and only use preseed file.
[18:33] <cjwatson> apt-install should work fine
[18:33] <michael_e_brown> we got around it by just copying the debs and running dpkg -i
[18:33] <michael_e_brown> could that be 'fixed' for HH?
[18:33] <cjwatson> we don't use pkgsel so I don't really think it's appropriate to pretend to
[18:33] <michael_e_brown> since it seems to install packages just fine for language support, could possibly use same mechanism
[18:34] <michael_e_brown> ok. I'll test out using 'apt'
[18:34] <cjwatson> that's what apt-install does!
[18:34] <cjwatson> should work, it's used internally by the installer
[18:34] <michael_e_brown> had been not using 'apt' due to the 'it tries to use network' issue
[18:34] <cjwatson> pkgsel/include would just be a convenience wrapper
[18:34] <cjwatson> and would use the exact same mechanism
[18:35] <michael_e_brown> but I 'fixed' that by removing the network stuff from sources.list.
[18:35] <cjwatson> we have a session scheduled here at UDS to fix the network problems
[18:35] <michael_e_brown> ok. I think I'm good for that issue.
[18:35] <michael_e_brown> next issue:
[18:35] <michael_e_brown> need to get text mode install for HH
[18:35] <michael_e_brown> we ran into bunch of misc video issues.
[18:35] <michael_e_brown> basically, using xforcevesa and then fixing up in firstboot (oem-config)
[18:36] <michael_e_brown> patched /etc/init.d/oem-config to run dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive xserver-xorg
[18:36] <michael_e_brown> before starting x.
[18:36] <michael_e_brown> already have a lp open for that issue.
[18:37] <michael_e_brown> next issue: the UUID support added to make live cd not detect "old" image on HDD works well...
[18:37] <michael_e_brown> need one tweak:
[18:37] <cjwatson> I'm in a session at UDS and talking in RL right now
[18:37] <michael_e_brown> ok.
[18:37] <cjwatson> so it's difficult to follow this as well ...
[18:37] <cjwatson> sorry :-0)
[18:37] <cjwatson> er, :-)
[18:37] <michael_e_brown> I"ll email.
[18:37] <cjwatson> thanks, I think that would be better
[18:38] <cjwatson> otherwise you get shortest-possible-response-with-half-my-brain which is not ideal :)
[18:40] <twb> cjwatson is a large argument in Ubuntu's favour, IMO.
[18:45] <cjwatson> I'm flattered but I am just one man ;-)